Hi,
Guys/Gals
I was wondering what do you usual do with your old magazines? Do you keep them forever? Wait a couple of years then get rid of them? Or something inbetween?
I ask because I have a bunch of old Military Modelers, IPMS Journals, and others going back several years and am seriously considering pitching them.
Finescale Modeler I of course keep forever! [:D] Actually not really. I keep about 5 years of back issues in binders.
Thanks
Scott
I have old FASM magazines going back 15 years or more.One thing you notice over time is often topics repeat themselves.I have even seen FSM use articles from Scale auto mag without alteration !
reload them as needed and use them until they are unservicable… oh reading magazines… I keep all my old FSMs regardless. But after two moves in recent years I thinned out all of my othe magazine titles significantly… alot of my historical magazines were pitched, and I thinned out many of the non FSM model magazines as well. Much of the information that those magazines had and that I bought them for is now available online.
We exchange them at our monthly IPMS chapter meeting- almost every time, someone brings in a stack and throws them on the table for everyone to help themselves.
I’ve been keepin’ em. Problem is, I’ll come across an article that I could’ve used a couple of months ago.
I’ll identify articles I would like to save for future, rip those out, recycle rest of mag.
At the current time if I buy it I keep it.
Depending on what magazines you have there is a market on ebay. You may not consider it worth your time and effort when you consider all the fees, packaging, and trips to the post office.
Figure related magazines go for $5-$15 each.
FSM for $1-$2.
SciModeller at list price even on back issues. Its ridiculus!
Military related I’m not sure about as I dont generally follow those.
I rarely see current issues of IPMS. There could be a market of these if you have some from the last 3-4 years.
The bad thing about magazines is the shipping. It will often cost more than the magazine. Most magazines don’t actually qualify for cheaper media mail as they contain advertising. Despite this many sellers still use media mail. I’ve heard that “technically” if the post office checked a package sent media mail and it contained ineligible items they can require the receiver to pay the extra postage for 1st class. I’ve never had this happen to me nor have I heard of others getting stuck with additional postage.
I think the best way to go with magazine is to sell them in “lots” of 5-10.
I have every FSM printed,they are in binders in a bookcase in my basement.They are great for reference,I also page thru them while on my stationary bike
When I’m reading the older issues I like to check out the old ads and the “whats new/coming” sections. The smell of old ink/paper is a bonus!
Hoow about the prices of those new releases ? It does make today’s prices a little scary,like reading an old newspaper.
Have all of them from when I subscribed in 2007 I think.
Jim [cptn]
Still have all FSM from 2000 on.
Hi :
I put them together in groups of five or six , by dates .Then I put them on bookshelves with a divider between the groups .This was started when I resided on my last large boat .Now they work well in the home I share . I have many old FINE SCALE MODELER , SHIPS in SCALE and SCALE AUTO as well as MODEL CARS and I.P.M.S. JOURNALS . If I get to crowded I take the oldest and give them to the hobby and crafts center at my local V.A. Tanker-Builder
I make color photocopies of the articles I like. Mainly they’re tips on weathering or build articles on specific kits I have. After that, I give them to a co-worker of mine who is pretty much a beginner. He and his 12 year old son are both enthusiastically entering the hobby together. They’re both work on the same kit together so I’m doing my best to encourage them and help them out. Out of sheer coincidence, I just gave him a stack of about a dozen FSM magazines about 15 minutes ago.
Eric
I started buying FSM in the hobby shops since about 1995 and been a subscriber since about 1997, but down through the years, I’ve added older issues that I had picked up at various hobby shops and model swap meets. I was even able to pick up a copy of the very first issue once!
I keep them loaded up with ammo.
Me too.[:D]
I keep them in FSM binders.
I tab mine with post-it notes relating to a technique I want to be able to reference and then stick them on a shelf where they are easily accessible.
Even the re-issue prices are scary…
I have an old Squadron Shop advertisement from 1973 Scale Modeler.listing the Tamiya 1/25 armor kits at $14.95.
Anyone see the current prices?[:O]
I used to keep FSM issues ( first thru 2003 ) intact, but they took up too much space that could be used to display …models[;)]
I saved articles I wanted…usually armor 3 view drawings plus scratch build articles and threw out the rest.
Much more compact now.[:D][Y]